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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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